Love the early day digging what a treat of info he broke 1:50 in his first 800m

I was in a college short stories class in spring of 2013. Our teacher was young and hip and decided to engage the class by having all of us make twitter accounts and tweet about the stories we were reading. She strongly encouraged us to make new accounts for this but dumbass me decided to just use my personal account. I was not too bothered by this until one day she logged into her account in front of the class and scrolled through her home page where all of our tweets filled the screen… or rather the classes tweets about the stories plus a bunch of my personal tweets. Fortunately this was before it was custom to post psycho shit on main, but being only a few months after the London 2012 Olympics I had been watching rudisha’s iconic 800 WR and tweeted “I wish I could run like David rudisha”. This off topic tweet was now on display in front of my entire class, but before I had the chance to be embarrassed I heard a bunch of panicked kids behind me saying “fuck I didn’t do the reading last night! Who is David rudisha was he in the story?”

Anyways incredible athlete, arguably one of the most impressive WRs of all time in one of the best track and field races of all time.

David Rudisha is one of the most underrated athletes, he is often completely forgotten when these best /top athlete lists
His 2012 London Olympic Gold win was perfect, he was majestic & his win delighted everyone who witnessed it❤

Nick just went to the wrong Olympics wouldve medaled or won another Olympics in the past 8 years

Implicit Nick Symmonds collab lol. Great vid as always.

wait so he just got thrown into an 800 and broke 1:50? 😭 man why cant i do that

I love this guys videos and I love David Rudisha this is a great day for my YouTube recommended history

I am, and will always be  Rudisha fan, I always thought he deserved as much recognition as Usain Bolt, though I'm Jamaican, the man is like a machine..

The London 2012 800m Final is the greatest sporting event I have seen on live television, by far. And that’s saying a lot, considering how many hours of NCAA March Madness I’ve logged over the years (basketball fans if u know u know!) This is also one of the main events that continues to inspire me to stay healthy, stay active, eat well, focus, and be proud - if not also extremely humbled by the top sportsmanship of this level. In the age of Bolt and Rudisha, it is almost impossible to imagine anyone achieving greater times than they have achieved. Their bodies may have been prime for the respective events from the start, but their sheer dedication to running perfection is and will always be astounding. Bless them.

Throughout my high school career, rudisha had slowly become one of if not my favorite runner. He has such a diligent style and a flawless and effortless form. Also he has been, and might be for another few decades, the greatest 800m athlete of all time.

David Rudisha is (obviously) the greatest 800 meter runner in history, and he’s one of the greatest ATHLETES in history, period.

Had to watch this one again before the Lausanne DL 2026

I wish we could see Rudisha in a one mile race. I reckon he could place well even without changing his training at all.

Crazy how I knew exactly what was going on even when the video was blurred. The commentating is amazing!

I think the middle distance is where you see the most specialization cuz the difference between the 400m, 800m, and 1500m is just so crazy

O'connel is a unsung hero and legend in Kenya.. he nurtured talent into gems for not just years but decades..

Every time I ran the 800 in high school and did repeats in practice I took inspiration from rudisha and pushed myself. He’s an absolute legend. His form and strength was so powerful during his peak.

These guys are basically sprinting throughout

Mohammed Aman would set a new Etheopian national record and lifetime best time of 1:43.20 and place SIXTH IN THE RACE. SIXTH!

Such great running form and an even more splendid athlete!
Love David Rudisha!